Combined stool and foot-rest



(NoModeL) J. K. PHILLIPS. COMBINED STOOL AND FOOT REST.

Patented May 23, 1893.

INVENTOH WITNESSES:-

A 'I'TOHNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN KNOX PHILLIPS, OF SOUTH ORANGE, NEWV JERSEY.

COMBINED STOOL AND FOOT-REST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 498,081, dated May 23,1893.

Application filed December 5, 1892. Serial No. 454.091- (No model.)

T0 at whom it may oonoerm,

Be it known that 1, JOHN KNOX PHILLIPS, of South Orange, in the countyof Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and ImprovedCombined Stool and Foot-Rest for Use in Shoe-Stores, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide an article of furniture ofneat appearance for use in shoe stores, comprising a suitable stool forthe salesman, and an improved and convenient foot rest whereon the footof a purchaser may be placed in being fitted. And a further object is toso arrange the foot rest that when not in use it may be readily broughtbeneath the stool and securely held therein in such a manner as to bereadily released and brought into position for use when required.

A further object is to provide a front panel adapted to receive asuitable advertisement which will be in full view of the purchaser, thepanel also serving to, in a measure, conceal the foot rest when thelatter is not in use, the whole arrangement being designed to conservethe aesthetic while greatly improving the utilitarian purposesof such anarticle of furniture.

To these ends the invention consists in the novel constructionhereinafter particularly described and defined in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an article of furniture constructed inaccordance with my invention, the foot rest being shown in position foruse. Fig. 2 isavertical section with the front panel removed, the footrest being shown in the position it occupies when not in use. Fig. 3 isa rear elevation with the foot rest in the position shown in Fig. 2; andFig. 4 is a detail showing in inverted plan view the spring forretaining the foot rest in position beneath the stool.

In constructing the combined stool and foot rest the stool A is made inthe main of ordinary shape and design, comprising the top a, and legsI), the latter having suitable rungs o. The front legs of the stool arelongitudinally grooved as at a, and to such grooved legs a panel B isfitted, having a frame I), the side members and bottom member of whichare let into the grooves a. Below the panel B, a rungd is provided, andto such rung the foot rest 0 is held in such a manner that it may '0,that support and diverge from the standard C of the foot rest properCiand through the divergent ends of the said arms the rung 61 passessomewhat loosely. By thus employing arms 0, the foot rest is given abroad bearing or connection with the stool, whereby undesirable lateralplay of the foot rest is prevented while a light structure is obtained.The front converging ends of the arms 0', clasp the lower end of thestandard 0 and a dowel c, or a screw or the like completes theconnection, giving the standard a solid suport. p The top or foot restproper O is suitably secured to the standardand properly upholstered,asindicated. Further, the form of the foot rest is such that the top 0has an upward inclination when in the normal position, Fig. 1, thisbeing partly effected by the for mation of the foot rest and partly byreason of being supported at its outer end, on the caster c at a heightslightly below its pivotal "connection with the stool.

The standard 0 at what is normally its lower end 0 projects beyond theplane of the top C the arms 0 being likewise thus projected, and theunder side of such projected end 0 is somewhat rounded as at 0 thisconstruction enabling the foot rest readily to en' gage the spring catchD which is secured to the under side of the seataof the stool. Thisspring catch D is preferably formed of wire, which is bent or returnedas at d, and a washer and screw e f, serve to clamp such bent end to thestool seat; double pointed tacks g, are also employed to hold the catchin place. The wire is continued from the secured end and formed into aspring coil 01 then bent downward at an angle as at d and then laterallyas at 03, its extreme end d being returned to give strength. With thisconstruction, when the foot rest is not needed, the stool is lifted andaslightswinging movement thereof serves to cause the foot rest to swingon its connection and beneath the stool, the latter being inverted ifdesired, whereby the ends c ,c of

the foot rest will engage the spring catch D, as best shown in Fig. 3.The catch will thus serve to retain the foot rest in place beneath thestool, whereby it may not obstruct the aisle of a store, nor interferewith the ordinary usefulness of the stool.

A slight pressure on the spring catch in the proper direction serves torelease the foot rest when needed, whereupon the latter willswingoutward by its gravity.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. A store stool provided with a spring catchon the under face of its seat and provided with a foot rest 0 pivotallyconnected at its inner end with the lower rung of the stool and havingits outer end G projecting vertically and carrying a rest proper at itsupper end; the outer lower corner of the foot rest being extended androunded as at c c to engage the said catch when the foot rest is swungup within the stool from below, substantially as set forth.

2. A store stool having two of its legs grooved longitudinally, a panelsecured in said grooves and closing that side of the stoo1,a rung dbelowsaid panel and the angular foot rest pivoting at the inner end of itshorizontal memher on said rung to swing within the stool behind saidpanel, and a catch to secure the said rest in its closed position,substantially as set forth.

JOHN KNOX PHILLIPS.

\Vitnesses:

.T. L. MCAULIFFE, EDGAR TATE.

